

The XB2 — A Gaming Podcast
Rand & Jez
The world's best gaming podcast is here: The XB2. 😎 Connect with us at TheXB2.com, for YouTube, Discord, Patreon, and much more. Also known as The Xbox Two, we're an Xbox and Windows PC-oriented gaming podcast featuring "The Xbox Two!" We're two Xbox super fans and industry analysts, Jez Corden of WindowsCentral.com and YouTuber Rand Al Thor 19. Every Friday, we discuss the week's gaming news, share exclusive information, and offer unique insights, with some good humor along the way.
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Oct 15, 2022 • 3h 55min
237: Xbox vs. the CMA, Game Pass revenue, new Xbox hardware?
Jez and Rand are back with another Xbox Two supershow. This week, we discuss the very strange rulings from the UK CMA competition's regulator, explore Xbox Game Pass' revenue, discuss Scorn and Overwatch 2, and get into Phil Spencer's new Xbox hardware teasings.
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Oct 8, 2022 • 3h 49min
236: Brazil approves Xbox's Activision deal, Overwatch 2 launch woes, PlayStation games hit PC day and date
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Rand and Jez are back for another Xbox Two super show! This week, we discuss the latest round of news regarding the Xbox Activision deal, with Brazil essentially trolling Sony. We also get into the weeds with PlayStation games potentially hitting PC day and date, and also discuss Overwatch 2 and its launch problems, and Mario's voice acting controversy. We also discuss what it means to be a wrench in a bucket (??????).
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Oct 1, 2022 • 3h 35min
235: Xbox heads to regulators for Activision, Google Stadia is DEAD, and fresh Halo Infinite rumors
Jez and Rand are back for another week of Xbox shenanigans! This week, we discuss the Xbox and Activision deal and fresh regulatory "concerns," rumors of a MASSIVE change within Halo Infinite, rumors that Xbox is gunning for a studio in Japan after the Activision deal closes, and the untimely (timely) death of Google Stadia. RIP.
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Sep 24, 2022 • 3h 43min
234: Xbox bites at PlayStation, GTA 6 leaks, 2023 roadmap, Xbox 'Handheld'?!
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It's another spicy week of Xbox news, with Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella taking a swipe at PlayStation in an interview. We also discuss Deathloop, DioField Chronicle, and the big GTA 6 leak that got the industry aflutter with leakster criticisms. We also discuss the cloud-only Logitech G Cloud, and whether it actually deserves to exist or not, alongside more rumors about the Xbox 2023 roadmap.
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Sep 17, 2022 • 3h 9min
233: PlayStation attacks Xbox Activision deal, Phil Spencer @ the Tokyo Game Show, Xbox Two PATREON?!
This week, we announced the launch of the XBOX TWO PATREON! If you want to get access to cool perks, and an exclusive community-oriented live show for supporters, please head over to http://patreon.com/XB2 - the main podcast will remain totally free here, and we'll never gatekeep or paywall any exclusives or teases or things like that, the new show is just to hang out with you guys, given that many of you have asked us to look into Patreon! Whether you are able to subscribe or not, we LOVE YOU and thank you for your continued support!
On this week's show, we discuss PlayStation's strange response to UK regulators getting into the Xbox Activision deal, we talk Phil Spencer's trip to Japan, and the surprisingly large amount of cool stuff coming out of the Tokyo Game Show!
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Sep 13, 2022 • 3h 11min
232: Bonnie Ross leaves Halo behind, new Xbox dashboard, PlayStation's Activision-Blizzard complaints
Jez and Rand get into another week of Xbox news, a little later than usual! This week, we discuss Jim Ryan and Phil Spencer's public spat over the Activision-Blizzard deal for Xbox, we discuss the future of Halo in the wake of Bonnie Ross' retirement from the franchise, we examine the new Xbox dashboard, and much more!
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Sep 3, 2022 • 3h 32min
231: Halo Infinite DISAPPOINTMENT, Activision deal DRAMA, Call of Duty on Xbox GAME PASS?!
Jez and Rand gear up for another Xbox Two Podcast supershow! This week, we discuss the drama revolving around Halo Infinite and YET MORE delays. We discuss the UK CMA getting into it with the Activision x Microsoft deal, and what it could mean for Xbox Game Pass. We talk about this week's games, and much more!
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Aug 28, 2022 • 3h 38min
230: PlayStation PRICE HIKE drama, Gamescom previews, Phil Spencer media interview
Join Rand and Jez for another Xbox Two Podcast show! This week, we discuss Phil Spencer's comments to Bloomberg, we talk Gamescom games such as Lies of P, Callisto Protocol, Pentiment, and more, and get into some epic PlayStation price hike drama.
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Aug 20, 2022 • 3h 6min
229: Death Stranding on Xbox Game Pass for PC, upcoming games, Embracer buys LORD of the RINGS?
Jez and Rand once again discuss another interesting week in Xbox news. Over on the PC side, Xbox has pulled something of a coup by getting PlayStation console exclusive Death Stranding into PC Game Pass. We discuss the current state of the app and how it needs to be improved, we also talk about upcoming Activision projects like PvP Crash game "Project Lava," and Blizzard's survival game "Project Odyssey." We also talk about more game delays, upcoming AAA games, and where it's all headed.
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Aug 13, 2022 • 3h 3min
228: Xbox SAVAGES PlayStation, Sony's anti-Xbox Game Pass payments, Cult of the Lamb is awesome
Jez and Rand are back for another epic Xbox Two podcast supershow! This week, we get into more details of the big Brazilian regulator hearings between Xbox and PlayStation, where it was revealed that Sony pays money to block Xbox Game Pass deals. We also discuss Xbox indie hit Cult of the Lamb, Gamescom 2022, the year of infinite delays, and much more!
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